Effects of Rare Earth Elements on Prebiotic Reaction Networks
Lena Daumann and Jonathan Gutenthaler-Tietze, Germany, discuss whether rare earth elements can mediate a prebiotic reaction network similar to the Krebs cycle, starting from glyoxylate and pyruvate
A 2026 Calendar of Process Safety Incident Case Studies
A calendar of process safety incident case studies as a process safety awareness training resource for students and industry
Mild, Bioinspired Iron Catalyst Enables Late-Stage Sulfilimination
Frédéric Avenier, France, discusses a simple iron-based method to attach an NH group to sulfides using an air-stable catalyst that works at room temperature
Houses of Famous Chemists
Where did famous chemists live?
Enantioselective VOC Sensing Using Monosaccharide-Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Chemiresistors
M. Hurevich and S. Yitzchaik, Israel, address a challenge in chemical sensing: the enantioselective detection of weakly interacting volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
Collection of ChemistryViews Advent Calendars
We have created Advent calendars on a variety of themes for many years. Here is a collection of previous ones—browse through, and there’s surely plenty of exciting content to discover
Reasons Against Publishing FAIR Data
Do you sometimes wonder whether sharing your data in a FAIR way is a good idea?
Looking for the Perfect Chemistry-Inspired Gift?
Discover the best science-themed gift ideas selected by members of the Chemistry Europe community
Guess the Molecule
Each day we will reveal a bit more of a molecule. Can you guess what it is 🤔❓
Otto Röhm: A Chemical Visionary Bridging Chemistry and Industry
Otto Röhm (1876–1939), a chemical innovator and founder of Röhm & Haas, introduced industrial enzymes and Plexiglas
Dual Lewis Acid–Base Molecular Cages Activating N₂ via Cooperative Interactions
H. Nose, Kenya, and F. Ruipérez, Spain, discuss computational studies showing that molecular cage design can enable efficient nitrogen activation
Coordination Motorized Oscillator Converts Low-Grade Thermal Energy into Usable Motion
Ximin He, USA, discusses a supramolecular polydimethylsiloxane with dynamic coordination crosslinks that enables a coordination motorized oscillator
The Secrets of Alchemy
How to turn lead into gold or create an elixir of immortality? Alchemy probably got its bad reputation because of numerous cases of fraud
New Strategy to Guide Exciton Coupling And Nanoscale Morphology in Aqueous Environment
Gustavo Fernández, Germany, discusses a molecular design strategy using amphiphilic aza-BODIPY dyes that enables precise tuning of exciton coupling (J-type vs oblique) and nanoscale morphology
Guess the Chemist (165)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?
How Can Mass Spectrometry Detect Proteins?
Test your knowledge of MS, MALDI-TOF MS, and lncRNAs! What information can mass spectrometry reveal?
In Fermi’s Footsteps: The Roman Homes of a Scientific Pioneer
A journey through Enrico Fermi’s life, told through the houses he lived in
Pumpkin Molecules 🎃
From molecules that give pumpkins their flavor and color to pumpkin-shaped molecules
The Enduring Legacy of Chimica Chronica: The Story of Greek Chemistry
Greece’s oldest chemistry journal, still in active publication, will celebrate 90 years in 2026